The lid of the black snuff bottle opened automatically, and a strange black smoke came out from it. The black smoke quickly rose and condensed into a distorted human figure, like a cry in an abstract painting.

"What kind of witchcraft is this?" The Rock Bear Knight was extremely shocked and smashed the twisted figure with his sledgehammer.

The Boar Rider watched quietly, a smug look in his eyes.

The heavy hammer passed through the twisted black smoke and finally hit the ground, causing the ground to crack.

The Frostwolf Knight also slashed with his sword, but he also passed through the body of the black smoke. He finally woke up and screamed, "Big guy, this is an evil spirit. Damn it, our attacks are ineffective against evil spirits! Run! Be sure to report this matter..."

Before the Frostwolf Knight could finish his words, two streams of black smoke emerged from the twisted human figure and penetrated into the nostrils of the Frostwolf Knight and the Rock Bear Knight.

For a moment, the two knights stayed where they were, unable to move.

The Rock Bear Knight's arms glowed with black light, and he used the power of the black energy. Suddenly, a horrible and strange howl sounded in the Rock Bear Knight's body.

It seemed as if two forces were struggling within his body, but eventually, the glow on the Rock Bear Knight's face faded, and the black energy on his arms began to dissipate.

Obviously, although the black gas has the power to resist the black smoke, it is limited to this.

The situation of the Frostwolf Knight was exactly the same. He could only resist for a short while before he could no longer hold out.

Finally, the two knights fell to the ground with their eyes wide open and distorted expressions, as if they had seen something extremely horrifying.

It was as if all their energy and spirit were drained away in an instant, and wisps of white mist poured into the body of the "evil spirit" in the snuff bottle, making the shape of the "evil spirit" more solid.

These two knights looked like ordinary people, but they had no breath and were already dead.

"belch."

The snuff bottle evil spirit seemed to be full and burped. Then it went into the black snuff bottle, leaving only one sentence echoing in the meeting room: "I am very satisfied with this deal. According to the [principle of equivalent exchange], as a gift, I will help your Wilderness Brotherhood once. The next transaction requires three knights."

The "evil spirit" actually spoke.

The Boar Knight quickly bowed his head and said respectfully to the snuff bottle: "Okay, Master Lamp Spirit."

After doing all this, they looked at the bodies on the ground.

The Boar Knight spoke coldly, "Just as we discussed at the beginning, the three of you were attacked by the legendary evil spirits while participating in the noble ball. The Rock Bear Knight and the Frostwolf Knight were unfortunately killed. You were lucky enough to escape the disaster because you devoutly wore the Holy Glory Seal of the Merciful Father of Heaven."

"But will the people in the kingdom and the church believe it? Murdering other nobles is a serious crime." Silver Fox Knight asked, obviously feeling unsure.

"Don't worry, no matter they believe it or not, no one will pursue you. Instead, they may take this opportunity to spread the word and make their lord seem more omnipotent. Moreover, the Millennium Holy War has exhausted the kingdom and the church, and the feudal lords below have long been restless. I think the king will not care much about the death of these two barons. Instead, he will secretly breathe a sigh of relief." The Boar Knight sneered.

"In addition, it is an indisputable fact that the two of them were attacked by evil spirits. You did not lie about this. Otherwise, it is impossible to explain why these two people died suddenly without any injuries or poisoning. But they could never have imagined that the evil spirit was controlled by humans. You have to believe that in this world today, only our Wilderness Brotherhood has the ability to control this legendary terrifying evil spirit."

"It was a pleasure to work with you. The work was completed successfully. The only drawback was that the Serpent Eagle Knight didn't come."

"Here is one thousand gold coins. I hope our future cooperation will be more and more pleasant."

"Chaos will eventually come. May the Lord of the Wilderness bless you."

After the Boar Rider finished speaking, he dropped a large bag of gold coins and turned away.

Only the Silver Fox Knight was left with a gloomy look on his face. He finally sighed and picked up the bag of gold coins on the ground.

For a small territory like Silver Moon Territory, one thousand gold coins is almost ten years' financial revenue.

In this world, gold coins have strong purchasing power. For the Silver Fox Knights who are in urgent need of expanding their armaments, this is a huge sum of money, which means dozens of sets of sophisticated knight armor.

For the sake of this huge sum of money, he would do it even at the risk of the church discovering the truth.

"The evil spirit is too terrifying. The two regular knights are powerless in front of it. However, it seems that the black energy can fight against the evil spirit, but the effect is very weak. Or, in other words, the quality and quantity of the black energy of the Rock Bear Knight and the Frostwolf Knight are not good enough."

The Silver Fox Knight was still in shock. Whether it was the strange invisible attack or the illusory body that was immune to attack, the evil spirit was invincible against the knight.

"The Wilderness Brotherhood has mastered the power of evil spirits. Now it is the turn of the kingdom and the church to be in trouble."

The real "winter" is coming, and no one can be immune to it. All the Silver Fox Knight can do is to become as strong as possible before the winter comes.

…

A few days later, Levi learned from some traveling merchants in the territory that the Rock Bear Knight and the Frostwolf Knight had encountered the legendary evil spirit and died suddenly.

Levi couldn't help but break into a sweat.

"It's a good thing I didn't go. Regardless of whether the evil spirit rumor is true or false, the Silver Fox Knight definitely had bad intentions when he invited me." Levi muttered to himself.

He was skeptical about the rumors of evil spirit attacks. He had encountered evil spirits before and knew that they were not just legends. However, this evil spirit killed the Rock Bear Knight and the Frostwolf Knight, but the host Silver Fox Knight was fine. This was a little strange.

But this is not something Levi should worry about.

"The knights are no match for the evil spirits. What on earth are these ghosts? We have to look for clues about the wizards. We must use magic to fight magic."

…

Spring passes and the summer of the flaming moon arrives.

After more than a month, the results of the Holy Light Church's investigation into the deaths of the Rock Bear Knight and the Frostwolf Knight were finally released.

The final investigation results showed that the death was caused by an attack by an evil spirit.

For a time, people all over the country were in panic.

For a long time, everyone thought that evil spirits were just ancient legends.

It's a lie that adults tell to scare naughty children who don't want to sleep.

And now, its existence has been confirmed by the world's most authoritative institution, the church!

In this regard, the Pope of the Holy Light Church kindly reminded the nobles and civilians that if they wear the church's Holy Light Seal, it will have the effect of exorcising evil spirits. This is why the Silver Fox Knight was spared from attacks by evil spirits.

For a time, the commemorative badge, which was originally issued by the church on the occasion of the millennium and was worth only one gold coin, was hyped up to an outrageous price of one hundred gold coins.

From the royal family to the wealthy merchants, no one would feel at ease if they did not wear the badge of holy light when going out.

After all, evil spirits used to be just legends, but now, evil spirits are real.

Even the high-ranking knight is so vulnerable in front of the evil spirit.

Of course, all this has nothing to do with the peaceful Blackwater Valley.